Well kiddies, enjoy your last weekend of summer before school starts.

The Kwantlen solution to the transportation problem is one that civic politicians should bring up every chance they can. They need to impress on provincial MLAs and TransLink the real difficulties that transit users face in the South Fraser region.

I’ve been talking about painting my house for 18 years, but never really got around to it. But with some time off and a promise of a couple of weeks of nice weather, I decided to paint the house.

The 91Ô­´´ medical marijuana clinic was asking for a trial period to test the need. There is a need, so let it operate. Keep an eye on it, but let it be open for the people who are in pain, physically and mentally.

I am one of many non-users fed up with the persecution of medical marijuana outlets by police, and the endorsemen of this by local politicians.

I believe we as citizens need to take charge, and the best way to do that is to be sure to vote in local elections, which are scheduled for Nov. 19.

The defeat of the HST Friday doesn’t change one fact about B.C.’s finances: We’re still spending more money than we are bringing in.

NDP leader Adrian Dix couldn’t contain his glee at the result of the harmonized sales tax referendum. Bill Vander Zalm is thrilled too, still apparently unaware that he has taken money away from the poor and given it back to his fellow wealthy B.C. residents.

Support for the HST was weak, even among Liberals. This does not bode well for the party in the next provincial election, because the Liberals didn’t win the last election by a massive margin. Any siphoning of support to a resurgent BC Conservative Party, or a decision by former Liberal voters to stay home, will badly hurt the party.

I would really like to know how it is that many gas stations in 91Ô­´´ can justify charging over $1.35 per litre.